Show notes
Aug 2, 2023
My guest today on ScaleUp Radio has managed to build a business that combines beer and cider with Iron Maiden, with international travel and a whole host of other great things. And not only that, he has managed to build a business that now turns over 10 million pounds has 10 full time employees and is showing 165% growth in turnover into it and 214% in net profit over recent times.
So a very successful business and listening to David Davis who is the founder of The Sovereign Beverage Company, I think you'll have lots of interesting takeaways from this discussion.
David started the business back in 2008, recognising the demand for UK breweries to sell their products internationally and the business has gone from strength to strength but it's not all been a straight line as it never is with any of us.
There have been plenty of ups and downs and David shared some of those and some of the key lessons and learnings including how he's had to develop himself as a person along the way.
So a fascinating interview, one that I know that you're going to enjoy whether or not you're a beer drinker, a cider drinker, or whether indeed you like Iron Maiden, there's a lot to take out from this episode.
David can be found here:
linkedin.com/in/david-davies-35584a8b
Resources:
Red Ocean Traps by W. Chan Kim - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/red-ocean-traps-harvard-business-review-classics-w-chan-kim/617588?ean=9781633692664
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/blue-ocean-strategy-expanded-edition-how-to-create-uncontested-market-space-and-make-the-competition-irrelevant-w-chan-kim/4457817?ean=9781625274496
Good To Be Great by Jim Collins - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/good-to-great-jim-collins/2101805?ean=9780712676090
Skyscanner - https://www.skyscanner.com/mobile.html
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